Primal Scream To Shine ‘More Light’ On California

Primal Scream returns to the West Coast after a four-year absence in support of its new album “More Light.” Look for Bobby Gillespie & Co. to play San Francisco, L.A., Pomona and Solana Beach in October.

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Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, UK

Produced by David Holmes and released on the band’s own First International label through Ignition Records (distributed in the U.S. by INgrooves), More Light is Primal Scream’s first album in five years and includes guest appearances by Robert Plant, Kevin Shields, The Pop Group’s Mark Stewart and Jason Faulkner.

“I wanted to convey coming out of a dark time and into a good one. … We always knew it wasn’t going to be a straight ahead, balls to the wall, high energy rock ’n’ roll, two guitars, bass and drum record,” Gillespie said. “It’s sophisticated, layered, cinematic and orchestral; obviously working with Holmes we were hoping to make a record more in keeping with that vision.”

Here are the California dates:

Oct. 11 – San Francisco, Calif., The Regency Ballroom
Oct. 13 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Fonda
Oct. 14 – Pomona, Calif. Glass House
Oct. 15 – Solana Beach, Calif., Belly Up Tavern

General onsales for San Francisco, Pomona and Solana Beach begin Aug. 16. Los Angeles goes on sale Aug. 17. Visit PrimalScream.net for more information.